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Second Severn Crossing

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Photoblog: 18 Feb 2007

During a break between Atlantic storms in January 2007. I liked the log in the foreground, which had clearly been washed up by the previous week's storm, but when I returned a couple of weeks later somebody had already sawed bit off, presumably for firewood.

The Second Severn Crossing is the M4 motorway bridge from Bristol, England, to Newport, Wales. It is actually the third bridge, and fourth crossing of the Severn Estuary: an 1870s railway bridge between Lydney and Sharpness in Gloucestershire, a few miles upstream, was destroyed by a collision with a barge in the 1960s; an 1870s railway tunnel runs almost directly under this bridge, joining the South Wales Main Line to the Great Western Main Line; and the 1960s Severn Bridge carries the M48 motorway over the estuary a mile upstream.

Keywords: Bristol Channel, Bristol, England, Gloucestershire, Second Severn Crossing, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, UK, Wales, bridges, sea, water

Taken by Joe Dunckley on 2007-01-17 14:58:36 with: NIKON D50 at 18 mm f/8 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO unknown |

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!!WaynePhotoGuy

2007-01-22 16:15:19

hum.... I agree the driftwood is interesting, but I wish there was even more contrast in the foreground to make this really pop... Or wait, maybe some magical photoshopping..

Joe Dunckley

2007-01-22 16:37:21

Wasn't much of a contrasty afternoon once the clouds rolled in. I've made some minor changes to the levels and re-uploaded.

flash of light

2007-01-22 19:18:36

I like the driftwood too. Looks like a bone! -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

..jolli......

2007-01-22 22:21:55

I love it, that ominous sky and the disappearing bridge, everything in perfect focus. Wonderful photo. share it with us Congratulations! Your pic becomes nominee of "Shield Of Excellence" Please add this photo to Shield Of Excellence Group

Lawl

2007-01-31 12:20:03

rather cool!

*Iqbal*

2007-01-31 20:28:39

Nice photo from the (2for2) group

antiguan

2007-02-07 15:38:03

looks cold....brrr didn't know there were such long bridges in the uk. wow! must be a lovely place when its nice and sunny. i hear it was sunny last week . woooo hoooo! flickrpix

smokingmonkey

2007-02-07 19:14:28

Excellent color tones here... Awesome! Good depth choices. (From the FlickrPix Group)

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